Judges

Judges 17-21 – Dark Days

These chapters are some of the most disturbing to read in the entirety of the Bible. In Judges 17:3, Micah’s mother dedicates silver to the Lord to make a graven image without the slightest sense of idolatry. Micah is equally clueless as he consecrates one of his sons to be a priest to this idol. [...]


Judges 7:2 – God’s way is not our way

The LORD said to Gideon, “the people who are with you are too many for me to give Midian into their hands, for Israel would become boastful saying, ‘My own power has delivered me.’” God’s people are oppressed and so they call out to God for a deliverer, a typical pattern in Judges. God calls [...]